Translation/Handwriting/ German

[Gwar]

Hello, I am having difficulty deciphering the handwriting on the reverse of the photo postcard, so, my translation is at a halt, originally advertised as Arbeitsführer Kienzl / Kinzl, after research on a related subject, I believe it could be Arbeitsführer Künzel, I'm hoping the message penned on the reverse may hold some clues, any help would be greatly appreciated, Thanks for taking the time to read the thread, G

P.S., It looks as though he may have been retired at the time of his writing this..

[GlennAgain]

"Meinem braven, fleißigen, ehemaligen Mitarbeiter und lieben Kameraden"
R.Ellinger
"Zum frohen Gedanken gewünscht
Sieg Heil dem Führer!"
Kienzle
München, 3 Apr.44.
RAD Arbeitsführer a.D

[GlennAgain]

"Meinem braven, fleißigen, ehemaligen Mitarbeiter und lieben Kameraden"
R.Ellinger
"Zum frohen Gedanken gewünscht
Sieg Heil dem Führer!"
Kienzl
München, 3 Apr.44.
RAD Arbeitsführer a.D

Retired Arbeitsführer Kienzl

[Adrian]

To my good, hard-working, former employee and dear comrade"
R. Ellinger
"Wanted for a happy thought
Sieg Heil the Fuhrer!"
Kienzle
Munich, 3 Apr.44.
RAD work leader a.D

According to Google......

[Gwar]

Many thanks Glenn and Adrian !!

[ErWeSa]

Just happened to see this thread. Glenn, you are mostly right. Yet I read:

Zum frdl. (=freundlichen) Gedenken gewidmet. The name, for me, reads: Herzl.

HPL2005 would have been my authrity for Kurrentschrift, unfortunately he chose to leave.

[Gwar]

Thanks for the input !
I have had a few different translations and the seem to point to this man

Meinem treuen, fleißigen, ehemaligen Mitabeiter und lieben Kameraden
R. Ellinger (?)
Zum freundlichen Gedenken gewidmet
Siegheil dem Führer!
Kerzl
München, 3.4.44. Rad.-Arbeitsführer a.D. > (Major)


My faithful, hard-working, former employee and dear comrade
R. Ellinger (?):
Dedicated to friendly remembrance
Hail to the Fuehrer!
Kerzl
Munich, 3.4.44. Rad.-Arbeitsführer a.D. > (Major)

[ErWeSa]

The name can't begin with a "K" - if we have a look at the word "Kamerad" we can see the Kurrent "K". Neither is there an "ü" in the name! (Ü would have the two dots above the "U"!) In my opinion it is an "H", see the chart below:

[Willmore]

Hi G.

I am not sure about the first letter in the signature, it looks like a five letter surname. Signatures can be very different to the way a person writes normally, but I would read the rest as -

? ERZL.

Kind regards,

Will.

[Gwar]

Thanks guys, it looks like the research continues.. G